local produce

Are you using Alaska Grown produce in your restaurant? The new Restaurant Recognition program is for you. Please follow this link if you wish to sign up.

This program is developed by the Alaska Division of Agriculture to recognize and support restaurants around the state who are working to purchase local produce from Alaska farms or interested in doing so.

We are offering free advertising and promotional materials to the first 50 qualified applicants. This will include radio advertising, print advertising, social media campaigns, marketing materials, Alaska restaurant directory mobile application, and a specially designed Restaurant Recognition logo for use in each restaurant. The terms of the program include that as a local restaurant you must purchase Alaska Grown produce such as: salad greens, potatoes, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, berries … the list goes on.

Any Alaska Grown produce item in any amount will qualify you for the program. What we ask for in return is some reporting on what produce you buy, in what quantity, from whom, and how many menu items you serve local produce in, among a few other questions. Details on communication will be included when you are accepted into the program. Click this link for a directory of Alaska Grown producers to shop.

The timeline of the program will begin on May 15, with the final reporting to be completed by Sept. 30.

For more information or for help finding Alaska Grown produce sources, contact Lyssa Frohling at (907) 761-3853 (Palmer number) or lyssa.frohling@alaska.gov.

The 2018 Southeast Alaska Garden Conference is coming soon. Space is limited, so sign up now to pay a lower early registration fee until Jan 15.

Join gardeners of Southeast Alaska for a three-day conference, Feb. 16-18, in Haines, on growing local produce in our short challenging growing season. The conference will focus on home use and small-scale farms, topics will include soil health, gardening practices, storage and preservation, composting, and food security.

Acclaimed long-time Alaska garden author and writer Jeff Lowenfels will be the keynote speaker (his Anchorage Daily News garden column is the longest-running garden column in the country at more than 40 years). The conference format will include breakout sessions with local experienced growers, community extension personnel and sharing forums. There will be many opportunities to network and share knowledge.

To register online or to check out the event schedule, click on the conference’s EventBrite link. The conference costs $100, with those paying before Jan. 15 paying $75 and those paying between Jan. 16 to Feb. 1 paying $90. For info about scholarships, registration, accommodations, transportation, payment by check, or other requests, contact Leslie Evenden at (907) 314-0608 or email leslieevenden@gmail.com.

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Do you support the local foods movement in Sitka? We are recruiting new board members and volunteers for 2019. Click the photo to learn more about us, or attend our next board meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Sitka Public Library.

Do you have a business idea for the next great Sitka food product? Enter the Sitka Food Business Innovation Contest to win one of two $1,500 prizes. Entry deadline is April 5, 2019.

Thank you to the Sitka White Elephant Shop (the White E), which gave us a $1,000 grant so we can match produce purchases of up to $20 per market for SNAP and WIC beneficiaries at the 2018 Sitka Farmers Markets (click image below for more information)

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Thank you to the Alaska Comprehensive Cancer Partnership for sponsoring the Sitka Local Foods Network in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019

Thank you to SEARHC for sponsoring the Sitka Local Foods Network in 2016, 2017 and 2018

Thank you to the Sitka True Value for sponsoring the Sitka Local Foods Network in 2017 and 2018

Thank you to the Harry Race Pharmacy (White’s Inc.) for sponsoring the Sitka Local Foods Network in 2017 and 2018

Thank you to ALPS Federal Credit Union for sponsoring the Sitka Local Foods Network in 2018

Congratulations to the Sitka Farmers Market

Thank you to Tom’s of Maine for naming the Sitka Local Foods Network as Alaska’s winner in the 2015 50 States For Good program and awarding us $20,000 to improve our programming

Want to support more local foods in Sitka, Alaska? Please consider donating today to the Sitka Local Foods Network. Click the image below to give. Your support is much appreciated. Thanks.

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The Sitka Local Foods Network is proud to be featured in the Food Tank and James Beard Foundation 2014, 2015 and 2016 Good Food Org Guides. Click the images to learn more.

The Sitka Local Foods Network is a proud member of the Farmers Market Coalition

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